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Kura Oncology (KURA) Competitors

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$9.74 -0.23 (-2.31%)
(As of 12/17/2024 ET)

KURA vs. MRUS, ACAD, TWST, MOR, VCEL, SWTX, ZLAB, KYMR, GMTX, and VERA

Should you be buying Kura Oncology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kura Oncology include Merus (MRUS), ACADIA Pharmaceuticals (ACAD), Twist Bioscience (TWST), MorphoSys (MOR), Vericel (VCEL), SpringWorks Therapeutics (SWTX), Zai Lab (ZLAB), Kymera Therapeutics (KYMR), Gemini Therapeutics (GMTX), and Vera Therapeutics (VERA). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.

Kura Oncology vs.

Merus (NASDAQ:MRUS) and Kura Oncology (NASDAQ:KURA) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

Kura Oncology received 72 more outperform votes than Merus when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.56% of users gave Kura Oncology an outperform vote while only 67.11% of users gave Merus an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
MerusOutperform Votes
353
67.11%
Underperform Votes
173
32.89%
Kura OncologyOutperform Votes
425
69.56%
Underperform Votes
186
30.44%

In the previous week, Merus had 10 more articles in the media than Kura Oncology. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Merus and 3 mentions for Kura Oncology. Kura Oncology's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Merus' score of 0.54 indicating that Kura Oncology is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Merus
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Kura Oncology
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Merus currently has a consensus target price of $85.64, suggesting a potential upside of 90.73%. Kura Oncology has a consensus target price of $29.38, suggesting a potential upside of 201.59%. Given Kura Oncology's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kura Oncology is more favorable than Merus.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Merus
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
12 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.14
Kura Oncology
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Merus has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kura Oncology has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

96.1% of Merus shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Merus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.5% of Kura Oncology shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Kura Oncology has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Merus' net margin of -680.61%. Merus' return on equity of -38.89% beat Kura Oncology's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Merus-680.61% -38.89% -31.16%
Kura Oncology N/A -44.09%-39.57%

Kura Oncology has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Merus. Merus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kura Oncology, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Merus$35.93M85.55-$154.94M-$3.95-11.37
Kura OncologyN/AN/A-$152.63M-$2.36-4.13

Summary

Merus and Kura Oncology tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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KURA vs. The Competition

MetricKura OncologyPharmaceutical IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$757.42M$6.87B$5.18B$9.31B
Dividend YieldN/A3.06%4.78%4.06%
P/E Ratio-4.1310.80127.8817.55
Price / SalesN/A286.451,262.65139.48
Price / CashN/A56.6541.1037.95
Price / Book1.825.394.894.92
Net Income-$152.63M$152.04M$119.61M$225.78M
7 Day Performance-5.34%-5.54%14.55%-1.47%
1 Month Performance-38.82%0.33%17.43%5.36%
1 Year Performance-20.81%16.04%35.33%22.71%

Kura Oncology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KURA
Kura Oncology
4.6099 of 5 stars
$9.74
-2.3%
$29.38
+201.6%
-20.8%$757.42MN/A-4.13142
MRUS
Merus
2.9299 of 5 stars
$42.83
flat
$85.64
+99.9%
+77.9%$2.93B$43.95M-10.8437
ACAD
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals
3.9246 of 5 stars
$17.44
+1.0%
$25.60
+46.8%
-39.1%$2.90B$726.44M22.13510
TWST
Twist Bioscience
2.8772 of 5 stars
$48.87
+2.9%
$51.90
+6.2%
+39.8%$2.90B$312.97M-13.19990
MOR
MorphoSys
0.0797 of 5 stars
$18.96
+2.4%
$14.33
-24.4%
N/A$2.86B$238.28M-5.45730
VCEL
Vericel
0.8932 of 5 stars
$57.54
+0.1%
$59.71
+3.8%
+54.0%$2.84B$226.84M957.83300Positive News
SWTX
SpringWorks Therapeutics
1.9318 of 5 stars
$38.16
-0.4%
$69.50
+82.1%
+11.0%$2.84B$5.45M-9.87305Positive News
ZLAB
Zai Lab
2.5159 of 5 stars
$26.03
-1.1%
$55.00
+111.3%
-10.1%$2.83B$355.75M-9.512,175
KYMR
Kymera Therapeutics
2.228 of 5 stars
$43.54
+3.3%
$53.88
+23.8%
+62.2%$2.82B$87.56M-18.00170
GMTX
Gemini Therapeutics
N/A$64.89
+1.0%
N/A+12.7%$2.81BN/A-64.8930
VERA
Vera Therapeutics
3.5627 of 5 stars
$44.33
+0.6%
$59.22
+33.6%
+174.4%$2.81BN/A-16.8840

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This page (NASDAQ:KURA) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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